Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

Future funding will be the same mix, partly from the Exchequer and partly from the dormant accounts fund. That is the way in which the scheme has been set up. If Deputy Boyle thinks the rural social scheme is not a good idea and that it does not help social disadvantage, perhaps this reflects Green Party policy. This is an effective way of dealing with social disadvantage of people in rural communities, such as low income farmers and their families. It is an appropriate use of funds from the dormant accounts. Obviously, the Green Party has a different policy.

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